Starting on a new path is hard. It can be starting a business, a family or changing careers. It is hard because we have hope and because it is something new that we’re doing, it is going to be hard. Even when God is the one who told us to do it. Look at Moses. …
Some goals in life seem too big to be meant for us, especially when we have resigned to our status quo. That was possibly what Moses felt. He was a Hebrew, who was miraculously adopted by the daughter of Pharaoh. When he saw an Egyptian hitting a Hebrew, he killed the Egyptian, believing that he …
Sometimes it is scary to get our hopes up. Joseph was sold as a slave by his brothers to Egypt, and experienced ups and downs during this time. Once, he was thrown into prison for something he didn’t do (Genesis 39) and met two officials who were also thrown into the same prison. They both …
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Mean does not even cover what Joseph’s brothers did to him. Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. Genesis 37:28 (KJV) Joseph was one of the twelve sons …
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Due to family gathering restrictions during covid, my mother cooked ‘takeout’ beehoon (rice vermicelli) with yummy fried chicken wings and pork chunks for our family every Friday. I would always bring her a small gift when I collect her food – anything from tau huay (beancurd dessert) to tinted lip balm. Once I noticed how …
How long can we stay at a hostile place? For Jacob, he endured 20 years. Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times. Genesis 31:41 (KJV) Jacob lived 147 years (Genesis …
I get commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Find Your Why is finding our purpose to focus our energy and live in alignment with what we believe matters. When I read about Abraham’s servant in Genesis 24, he seemed to live by Find Your Who when he carried out the task given …
Sometimes we think we have to be perfect, or at least try to be. Other times we have a nagging thought that because we have not been kind, gracious or generous enough, that perhaps God is pointing his finger at us. Reading about Sarah, particularly how she handled Hagar, makes me ponder how gracious God …
We are known for our imperfections – Genesis 21 bible devotional Read More »
What three words do you remember most? For the first few years of my Christian life, Remember Lot’s Wife was on my mind all the time! Remember Lot’s wife. Luke 17:32 (KJV) Jesus said this when he was explaining about the coming of the kingdom, and that it would come suddenly – just as the …
Lingering and Looking Back – Genesis 19 bible devotional Read More »
Being in the waiting room in the hospital is scary. Even if the risk of surgery going wrong is not high for your loved one, seeing all the other families waiting for theirs is gut-wrenching. Life has its own waiting room of sorts. We may be waiting for our health to improve, waiting for a …
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